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Administration may move foot-and-mouth research to mainland, near livestock

startribune.com     Apr 11, 2008   91 related          

By LARRY MARGASAK , Associated Press WASHINGTON - Skeptical Democrats in Congress are demanding to see internal documents from the Bush administration that they believe highlight the risks and consequences of the research from a lab on isolated Plum Island, N.Y.,...                    

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Iraq War Protesters Take to the Streets

legitgov.org     Mar 21, 2008   49 related          

Hundreds of antiwar demonstrators this morning tried to stop workers from entering federal government buildings, sat down in busy streets to block traffic, and staged a "March of the Dead" parade from Arlington National Cemetery into the District to protest five years of fighting in Iraq.                    

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Cries Against War Sparse But Fierce

washingtonpost.com     Mar 20, 2008          

There was a brass band of protesters dressed in green. There was a woman in a pink bed being pushed through busy downtown D.C. intersections. There were demonstrators in black who lay down in the middle of the street. ... Fewer Than 1,000 Protest, 33 Arrested In Scattered...                    

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Protestors nationwide mark 5th anniversary of Iraq war with outrage

nydailynews.com     Mar 19, 2008   10 related          

Protesters danced in the streets of downtown Washington, acted out a Baghdad street scene in Syracuse, N.Y., and gave out "unhappy birthday cake" in San Francisco to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. ... More than 60 people were arrested, mostly at...                    

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Protests mark Iraq anniversary

msn.com     Mar 19, 2008   198 related          

Police arrested more than 30 people who blocked entrances at the Internal Revenue Service building Wednesday morning, part of a day of protests nationwide. ... Police arrest a demonstrator outside the Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Wednesday. Police arrested...                    

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John McCaslin: Outside the Box

townhall.com     Mar 18, 2008          

Time to expand on the planning going into the Republican and Democratic national conventions, which, if you didn't notice by now, are all about sight and sound. Let's start with President Bush's Republicans, who... ... Time to expand on the planning going into the...                    

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Lawmaker: U.S. security agency faltering

legitgov.org     Mar 16, 2008   2 related          

Federal Protective Service understaffed and underfunded, GAO says. A series of embarrassing incidents on federal property across the country, including the theft of a trailer of surveillance equipment from an FBI parking deck, is being blamed on budget cuts at the agency charged with securing...                    

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Theft of FBI spy truck reveals cash crunch

cnn.com     Mar 15, 2008   6 related          

A series of embarrassing incidents on federal property across the country -- including the theft of a trailer of surveillance equipment from an FBI parking deck -- is being blamed on budget cuts at the agency charged with securing federal grounds. ... NEW: "Guards acted...                    

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Seven Canine Teams Graduate From ATF Canine Training Center

prnewswire.com     Mar 12, 2008   1 related          

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) graduated a new class of canine handlers today at its Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Va. The ceremony was the culmination of an intensive, 10-week...                    

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ICE, The Joke that Keeps on Giving: New 2nd in Command at ICE Used Agency as Personal Harem; Gave...

debbieschlussel.com     Mar 5, 2008          

By Debbie Schlussel Why is inside baseball at our nation's immigration enforcement agency important? Because incompetence rises to the top, and aliens need not worry . . . Great news for all female agents at ICE who don't mind sleeping with the married boss to get ahead. Your prayers have been...                    

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